Do you alternate Motrin & Tylenol

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I’ve read mix reviews but gosh my little one is miserable 😩 my doctor did recommenced it but the mom in me is always scared

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Current recommendation is to not alternate

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we dont do any sort of pharmaceutical products. homeopathy!!

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I did upon recommendation from pediatrician.

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You definitely can alternate if you have faith in your skills to not mix up which one you are on/what to dosage is. It may be even worth it to write it down (when, what, dosage). The reason it’s recommended against is because of confusion leading to accidental overdose.

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My daughter got tubes put in 3 weeks ago and Children's hospital told us to alternate because they are processed through the body differently.

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Yes. Alternating it helps keep the fever/pain down. Tylenol is processed by the liver and Motrin/ibuprofen is processed by the kidneys. That’s why you can take both in one day and be ok. For instance, if you took Tylenol every 3 hours you would overdose and your liver would have trouble. However you could alternate tylenol and ibuprofen every 3 hours and be completely ok. This is the same for adults with fevers/pain.

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Yes works good for my kids.

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I have when just one or the other isn’t doing the trick. Usually when she’s getting like 3 or 4 teeth at the same time and she’s miserable

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I did as well. I work at clinic and my doctor always recommends it..

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I do. We had RSV and the flu at our home. It works pretty well. Our pediatrician recommended it as well.

Do you alternate Motrin & Tylenol

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